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In 2017 the Smart Cities Council embarked on a journey to create a blueprint for smart urban development. The goal was to provide scope and definition to the concept of using technology and data as accelerators to sustainability outcomes in...

The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has floated tenders to set up a dedicated flood control room near the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway. Once operational, the control room will serve as a nodal centre from where necessary machines and...

The Kerala Government has exempted the barcoded plastic bags used for collecting biomedical waste from the plastic ban imposed in the State from Jan 1, 2020. This follows a representation by the Indian medical association (IMA) to the government...

State-owned power giant NTPC has incorporated a joint venture firm NTPC EDMC Waste Solutions for developing and operating waste to energy project.NTPC has incorporated a joint venture company with East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) with equity...

Seven cities in Karnataka—Bengaluru, Tumakuru, Mangaluru, Shivamogga, Belagavi, Davangere and Hubballi-Dharwad—are being developed under the Smart City project. Now the Karnataka Government has proposed to develop four heritage cities under the...

The Gujarat Water Infrastructure has floated tenders for Chavand Bulk Pipeline Project. The scope of work involves design, construction and operation for Navda to Gadhada (Package-1, NC-39) bulk pipeline including ROU, construction of RCC U/G sump,...

As we move through this 'transition phase', out of the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, our cities are being stress-tested on a number of fronts.Transport is one such area, as we found out when sitting down with Alana Newbrook of WSP.Alana joined us...

In the latest smart city rankings announced by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Nagpur has slid from being No. 1 to to No. 28 with 46.35 points. Ahmedabad was first with 81.37 points and Agra scored 78.22 points to secure the...

The Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL) has extended deadline of all ongoing projects by two months due to the time lost during the lockdown. CSCL CEO KK Yadav said although all allotted works had been restarted, the deadline had been extended by...

The Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC) has launched a citywide nullah (drain) cleaning campaign. According to civic body officials, there are 446 small and large drains in the city. All these are supposed to be cleaned by June 10. Mayor Naveen Jain...

The way we look at urban design is going to change post pandemic. The Greater Chennai Corporation is in discussion with architects, urban design experts and engineers to incorporate certain changes in upcoming projects. For instance, parks will be...

Many smart city projects, which were stalled due to lockdown over the outbreak of Covid-19, have resumed in Kochi. Cochin Smart Mission (CSML) has already started road work and hospital development projects while more works are expected to begin in...

The coronavirus (COVID-19) is continuing to fundamentally shape the way that the public sector operates and does business. As cities and other public agencies are responding to the ongoing pandemic, GovWin’s team of state and local market analysts...

The 'One Minute Read' series provide a range of insights from leadership cities as well as programs and frameworks to help accelerate smart cities throughout the ASEAN region.The series includes the following:The 4 Commandments of Smart Cities by...

The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has begun the pre-monsoon cleaning of drains here in the state capital. With BMC's focus on Covid-19, many important operations like pre-monsoon preparedness had taken a back seat. Last year's BMC budget...

The Coimbatore Municipal Corporation (CMC) is seeking the second instalment of fund to carry out projects under the Smart City mission. The corporation proposes to execute 48 projects at the cost of Rs 984.86 crore. The central government will...

The Karnal Smart City project has come to a standstill due to the ongoing Covid pandemic lockdown. Around 30 projects costing around Rs 450 crore could not be commenced as their tenders were not processed due to the lockdown. To call the tender,...

The Hubballi Dharwad Smart City Limited (HDSCL), Karnataka has issued a tender for the commissioning of rooftop solar PV systems worth approximately 340 kWP on discount over retail tariff basis on net metering or gross metering at multiple locations...

We are delighted to present the Data Leadership Vitals - Purpose, Privacy, Security, Ethics and Governance.The Smart Cities Council launched the Centre for Data Leadership in January 2020 after more than three years of listening and learning...